Osun Across the Waters : A Yoruba Goddess in
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Book Description
Contributors to this lively volume explore Yoruba religion by delving into the cult of Osun, a brilliant deity with a world-wide devotional base. Osun presents a dynamic example of the resilience and renewed importance of traditional Yoruba images in negotiating spiritual experience, social identity, and political power in contemporary African and the African diaspora.
About the Author
Joseph Murphy is associate professor in the Theology Department at Georgetown University. He is the author of Santeria: An African Religion in North America and Working the Spirit: Ceremonies of the African Diaspora.
Mei-Mei Sanford received her doctorate in Religion and Society from Drew University. She was a Fulbright Fellow in Nigeria. She currently does research in Nigeria and in African-American and Yoruba expatriate religious communities in the United States.
Osun Across the Waters : A Yoruba Goddess in,Joseph M. Murphy,Mei-Mei Sanford,Indiana University Press,0253214599,Africa, West,America,Comparative Religion,Cult,Ethnic & Tribal,General,Osun (Yoruba deity),Religion,Religion - Theology,Theology,Africa,African studies,Anthropology,Ethnic or tribal religions,The Americas
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